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CONTEXT OF LITHUANIAN VALLEYS IN SMART SPECIALIZATION
Ramojus Reimeris 2015 05 28Janas Mateika, Battle of Grunwald, 1878
MOSTAState budgetary institution established by the Ministry for Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania (April 27, 2007) which:
• Provides recommendations on the development of the national research, higher education (HE) and innovation system
• Organizes research HE and innovation monitoring• Analyses the conditions of Lithuanian research, HE and innovation system• Participates in development and implementation of research, HE and
innovation policy
What is a Lithuanian Valley?
Valley is a potential of research, studies and knowledge intensive business (the entirety of entities), usually concentrated in single area, with a common or related infrastructure, purposefully contributing to the knowledge society and knowledge economy and the competitiveness of the Lithuanian economy
Concept of integrated research, study and business valleys, Government of Republic of Lithuania (2014)
Valleys and R&D infrastructure specialization
Valley investments
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Investments into laboratory equipment, MoES fundsInvestments into buildings, MoES fundsInvestments into infrastructure, MoE funds
Mln. Eur. Source: Ministry of Education and Science
23 R&D infrastructure projects, total 269 mln. Eur.
Why Smart Specialization is an imperative?Cohesion Funds 2007-2013: 86 billion € for innovation. IMPACT?:
• Lack of inter-institutional coordination• Regions invest in „fashionable“ areas creating overlap• No critical mass• Aiming at R&I capacity building, lack of concentration on results• European R&D gap with US and Asia
Lessons learned:• Transformation requires resource concentration• Need to improve policy development and implementation• Extra: economical crisis: a) greater orientation towards efficiency; b) need to
strengthen economic competitiveness
Valleys?
Concept of Smart SpecializationStrategic imperative:It‘s an integrated, place-based economic transformation agenda that:1. focuses policy support and investments on key regional priorities, challenges
and needs for knowledge-based development2. builds on each region’s strengths, competitive advantages and potential for
excellence3. supports technological as well as practice-based innovation and aim to
stimulate private sector investment4. gets stakeholders fully involved and encourages innovation and
experimentation5. is evidence-based and includes sound monitoring and evaluation systems
Administrative imperative:6. Implementation of European agenda: Europe 2020, Innovation union, Horizon
20207. Ex-ante conditionality of the new Cohesion Policy 2014-2020, aimed at
increasing the impact of structural support for research and innovation
Development of Smart specialization in Lithuania
Why Lithuania?• One of the first EU regions to develop Smart specialization
strategy• Among the very first EU regions to submit Smart
specialization strategy for review (DG REGIO and DG RTD)• Among the very first EU regions to fulfill the ex-ante
conditionality• Selected as a best practice case in multiple events• Consultation partner for Smart specialization platform
The process: From analysis to implementation
Priority field
Priorities
Roadmaps
Priority implementation plans
6 broad Priority fields
20 Priorities within 6 broad Priority fields
For every Priority (total 20 roadmaps)
Developed according to roadmaps (total 20 plans)
Analysis of challenges, research potential and structure of economy
In-depth analysis in every Priority field + expert panels
Expert panels + broad survey
Consultation with National expert institutions + implementing ministries
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„Priority field“ and „Priority“Priority field – response to the global and national challenges by Lithuanian R&I system.
Priority – new technologies or processes that have high potential to transform Lithuanian economy.
What‘s new?• Entrepreneurial discovery• Concentration on results• Intersectorial / interdisciplinary approach• Identification and implementation of priorities as an
inclusive process
Development of strategy and Valley involvementSteering group by
ministries and implementing
agencies
Research and innovation strategic council under PM
Steering committee
International independent expert groupAnalytics
MOSTA
Expert panels
Valleys Valleys
Priority fields
PRIORITY FIELDS R&D potential
Economic potential
Challenges Valleys
Agro-innovation and food technologies Prospective „Consumers“ Most important
Nemunas
Energy and sustainable environment High or prospective
„Consumers“ (excl. IT)
Most important + survey
Saulėtekis, Santara, Santaka, Nemunas
Health technologies and biotechnology High „Creators“ and „Consumers“
Most important
Santara, Santaka
Inclusive and creative society Prospective „Consumers“ (excl. IT)
Most important + survey
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Novel production processes, materials and technologies
High „Creators“ and „Consumers“
Most important
Saulėtekis, Santaka, Santara
Transport, logistics and information and communication technologies
Prospective „Consumers“ (excl. IT)
Most important
Saulėtekis, Santaka, Santara, Marine
PrioritiesAgro-innovation and food technologies• Safer food and sustainable usage of biomaterials• Functional food• Innovative development, improvement and processing of
biological raw materials (biorefinery) Energy and sustainable environment• Smart systems for energy efficiency, diagnostic, monitoring,
metering and management of generators, grids and customers
• Energy and fuel production using biomass/waste and waste treatment, storage and disposal
• Technology for the development and use of smart low-energy buildings – digital construction
• Solar energy installations and technologies for using them for the power generation , heating and cooling
Health technologies and biotechnology• Molecular technologies for medicine and biopharmaceutics• Advanced applied technologies for individual and public
health• Advanced medical engineering for early diagnostics and
treatment
Inclusive and creative society• Modern self-development technologies and processes promoting
formation of creative and productive individuals• Technologies and processes for the development and
implementation of breakthrough innovations Novel production processes, materials and technologies• Photonic and laser technologies• Functional materials and coatings• Structural and composite materials• Flexible technological systems for product development and
fabrication Transport, logistics and information and communication technologies• Advanced electronic content, content development technologies
and information interoperability• ICT infrastructure, cloud computing solutions and services• Smart transport systems and ICT• Technologies/models for the international transport corridors’
management and integration of modes of transport
Synergy and potential
ValleysGeographical concentration
Smart specialization
Thematical concentration
SynergyPotential
Further development
Valleys
• Employment of infrastructure• Political attention for activities
• Funding for research
Smart specialization
• Based on the Valleys potential• Dependent on success of Valleys
projects• Gateway for regional dimension
Thank you!